| StR/ SpR POST DETAILS
2009-2010
DETAILS OF PLACEMENT
Placement within community based multidisciplinary Early Intervention
team.
On-call for general adult and old age psychiatry.
DETAILS OF EXPERIENCE TRAINEE WILL GAIN AND MAIN DUTIES
With appropriate supervision and support,
• Assessment of individuals with possible early psychosis,
including individuals posing difficult diagnostic challenges.
• Providing medical input into multidisciplinary management
of EI clients with psychosis or with ‘at risk mental state’
(ie deemed to be possibly in prodromal stage of psychosis).
• Contribution to psychosocial approaches with people with
psychosis
Where appropriate to trainee’s learning needs, opportunities
for
• Gaining experience in using structured assessments for psychosis
and possible psychosis prodrome
• Contributing to specialist interventions eg. for substance
misuse, treatment resistance
• Contributing to service development
• Development of skills in psychosocial approaches
• Participation in research within the service.
ON CALL COMMITMENT AND PAY BANDING
On call is 1 in 9, covering general adult and old age psychiatry
for the Central and West Lancashire areas (main towns Preston, Chorley,
Leyland, Ormskirk, Skelmersdale)
The trainee is second on call, providing advice and support to
the first on call doctor, as well as MHA work.
TEACHING / ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Opportunities for contributing within the EI service include participating
in training within the multidisciplinary team, or wider service,
also for supporting the staff grade doctor, and intermittent opportunities
for teaching medical students.
Outside the service – opportunities for contributing to
the Preston academic programme, contributing to teaching of CT 1-3
trainees and of medical students.
AUDIT/RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
Audit and research are a high priority in the EI service, and there
are a variety of research and audit projects in progress, and several
members of staff in the wider service with university appointments
and extensive research experience. There are opportunities for an
ST4-6 trainee to contribute to already established projects, or
to be supported in developing work of their own.
MANAGEMENT TRAINING
Extensive opportunities within EI service – eg. for participation
in operational management, contributing to ongoing service development,
leading initiatives or managing projects.
A variety of additional opportunities available within the Trust.
A previous trainee in this post (Dr Pandaraparambil) began work
on developing a database of these which is being maintained by a
current trainee (Dr Kurien).
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE AVAILABLE
The supervising consultant is a UKCP registered psychotherapist
with a special interest in the role of psychodynamic approaches
in psychosis and in research in this area.
The supervising consultant also has endorsement in rehabilitation
psychiatry.
PROBABLE TAMETABLE (EXAMPLE OF COMMITMENTS)
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Example
of Timetable |
AM |
PM |
MON |
Clinical work
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Clinical work
First Monday of month – team discussion for Preston
area clients 12.30-2.30
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TUE |
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1st Tues 12.30-1.30
Team business meeting
1.30-3.30
Team discussion for West Lancs area clients
2nd and 4th Tuesdays
12.30-2.30
Team discuss client formulations)
3rd Tues 12.30-1.30
Team educational session
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| WED |
Clinical work
(EI specialist assessment clinic runs Wednesday mornings
9.30-1)
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Preston academic programme 1-3pm
1st Wednesday of month
EI doctors CPD group
2-3pm
EI doctors CAMHS interest group 3-4pm
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THU |
Clinical work
Educational supervision
11-12
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Special interest
or research session |
FRI |
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Special interest
or research session |
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